Adjustable support as applied to rolled structural shapes



Nov. 24, 1925- W. S. PORTER ET AL ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT AS APPLIED TO ROLLED STRUCTURAL SHAPES Filed Sept. 13, 1923 i 1 h M612 'ITORNEY Patented Nov. 24,1925.

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WILLIAM S PORTER AND HUGH. L. HUGHES, OF HEEHAWKEN, NEW JEESEY, A S- SIGN'ORS TU NOJAR IJEANUFfiCTURING COMPANY, INC., F NEW YORK, N. Y

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT AS APPLIED TO ROLLED STRUCTURAL SHAPES.

Application filed September 13, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, l VILLIAM S. PORTER and HUGH L. HUoHns, both citizens of the United States, residing at Neehmvken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Adjustable Supports as Applied to'llolled Structural Shapes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for fastening brackets and articles carried thereby to the inner surfaces of rolled steel structural shapes, as angles, beams and channels, and more particularly to means for fastening automobile accesseries, as shock absorbers, snubbers and the like to the chassis of the car.

The main object of the invention is to provide a simple, effective and easily applied device for supporting such accessories in a firm and secure manner.

Another purpose is to produce a bracket support adjustable angularly and also perpendicularly with respect to the plane of the channel to which it is attached.

A. further aim is in the provision of means whereby the weight and thrust of the device is taken on the flange of the supporting element, the connecting bolt acting merely to clamp the parts when in adjustment.

These and analogous purposes are attained by the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and shown in the annexed drawing, constituting an essential part hereof, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a portion of the left hand chassis frame channel, at a point near the rear, and relative p0- sition of a snubber or rebound absorber as connected by an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same, looking from the outer side of the channel.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the adjustable bracket.

Figure 4 is a similar view of the filler block.

Figure 5 is a rear view of an intern'iediate toothed plate, co-operative with the filler block.

Figure 6 is a front view of the same.

In the drawing the numeral 10 designates generically a rolled steel channel, such as Serial No. 662,.t52.

is used commonly in chassis construction, the main elements of the channel consisting of a web 11 and flanges 12 and 13 respectively upper and lower.

The web commonly has several openings 1 1, 15 and'16, at different distances-from the flanges in order to facilitate securing objects at various heights and distances along its length.

Such object is represented here as a snubber or shock rebound absorber, enclosed in a casing, generally designated by the numeral 17, from which extends a flexible strap 18 connecting with the axle of the car in a well known manner.

The strap is held under constant moderate tension and often subjeotedto severe stress, transmitted to the casing which obviously must be firmlyfastened to the supporting channel but in such manner as to permit of adjustments, vertically, angularly and preferably horizontally and laterally.

To this purpose a single bolt 19 is provided, the same passing through the casing and any selected opening in the channel web, the nut 20 seating on the outer surface of the web 11.

The lower side of the casing 17 rests upon a shelf-likeflange or outturned ledge21-of considerable length and shaped to suit the casing, against which the upright flat stem 22 and outer surface of the head 23 make intimate contact, these elements constituting a support bracket.

A circular boss on the opposite side of the head 23 contains an opening 24: through which the bolt 19 passes and on the outer surface of the boss are a plurality of radial teeth 25 extending over its entire face, the sectional angle of the teeth being approximately ninety degrees.

Engagea-ble with the teeth of the boss 23 are complementary teeth 26 formed on the face of a circular pad 27, extending slightly beyond the surface of a rectangular plate 28, the opposite side of which is provided with parallel serrations or teeth 29 extending over its entire surface and interrupted only by the central opening 30 for the bolt.

The teeth 29 match similar teeth 31 on the outer side of a rectangular filler block 32, the bottom or lower end of which is seated on the upper, inner surface of the lower passes.

It is also obvious that the angle of the casing relative to the channel is readily adjusted by turning the support bracket on the bolt, causing the teeth 25 and 26 to re-engage in changed relation, and it will be apparent that the block 32 may be moved outwardly from the web 11 and shims interposed to obtain a limited lateral adjustment, all of the several adjustments being rigidly maintained by tightening the nut 20 on the bolt.

Although the foregoing is descriptive of the preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be apparent that minor changes may be made in its construction, without the exercise of invention or conflicting with the scope of the claims hereto appended.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An adjustable support bracket comprising a fixed block, a rotatable bracket element, a plate intermediate said block and bracket, co-operating means on said bracket and plate permitting radial adjustment of the bracket, co-operative means on theopposite side of said plate and block permitting verticaladjustment, and means for clamping said bracket, plate and block rigidly when in adjustment.

2. An adjustable bracket applicable to channels comprising a block seated on one of the channel flanges, said block having an opening registerable with a perforation. in the channel web, teeth on the outer face of said block a bolt passing through the opening and channel perforation, a pendant element pivoted on said bolt, teeth on said element engaging the teeth on said block, a supporting ledge on said element, and means for clamping said element when adjusted relative to the channel.

3. An adjustable bracket applicable to channels comprising a block seated on one of the channel flanges, said block having an opening registrable with a perforation in the channel web, teeth on the outer face of said block, a bolt passing through the opening and channel perforation, a pendant element pivoted on said bolt, radial teeth on said element, a plate intermediate said block and pendant element, said plate having teeth on one side adjustably engaging the teeth on said block and radial teeth on the opposite side adjustably engaging the teeth of said pendant element, and an extending support means on said element.

a. An adjustable support comprising a bracket having a shelf at its bottom and an oppositely disposed, radially toothed face at the top, there being an axial opening therethrough, a support block having an elongated slot and a plurality of transverse teeth on its face, an intermediary plate containing a central opening and having radial teeth on one side engageable with the teeth of said bracket and teeth on the other side engageable with the teeth on said block, and a bolt passing through said bracket, plate and block securing the teeth in rigid engagement.

This specification signed this 12th day of September, 1923.

WILLIAM S. PORTER. HUGH L. HUGHES. 

